bulb
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“It was like a light bulb went off,” said Ansolabehere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I order my tacos with avocado, a side of cebollitas asadas — bulb onions grilled until tender and charred — and a large jamaica.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Earlier this year, when Vivienne came across a video on social media explaining the symptoms of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, it was like a light bulb switching on.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Among the answers: a small ink-stained mahogany desk, an antique light bulb, a brown leather flight suit and a baseball jersey.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
We entered a hallway where a bare dim bulb shed faint blue light against green walls.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Some people trace the stock-market mania story back to the railroad boom in the 1800s, the South Sea Bubble in the 1700s or the Dutch mania for tulip bulbs in the 1600s.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Gallium nitride, for example, is found in much of today's lighting technology, from LED bulbs to laptop displays.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Instead, performance slumped and he retired in February 2000, scribbling a message on his office whiteboard: “Tulip bulbs for sale”—a reminder of 17th-century speculation in the Dutch flower market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
We went all over his house and changed six light bulbs.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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